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Posted on 6/13/13 at 8:48 pm to CayceCock13
Posted on 6/13/13 at 8:48 pm to CayceCock13
Reinforcements: Who makes an impact JW - TheBigSpur CONT.
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Future contributors
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- OF Gene Cone: There probably isn’t a signee who finished their season hitting the baseball better than Cone, who capped his senior year with a batting average over .450. Cone was locked in late but his best tools are defensively. He reads the ball and runs routes like former centerfield greats Jackie Bradley Jr. and Evan Marzilli; everything is smooth. He needs to work on his strength and speed. He’s a guy who fits the bill as a future contributor almost to a T. There’s a lot of upside and polish but he just needs to continue to develop.
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- RHP Tyler Haswell: Want a sign of how good South Carolina’s program is right now? Haswell turned down scholarship offers at multiple Division I schools, including Georgia Tech, to walk on with the Gamecocks. He should be a scholarship player in the future but his first year on campus, he’ll be competing for one of eight spots on the squad.
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- LHP Preston Johnson: Maybe he comes in and contributes right away but the left-hander didn’t have a great spring in junior college and has a redshirt year available.
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- OF Zack Madden: A late addition to the class and a former College of Charleston scholarship commitment, Madden has a lot of raw tools. He has been compared to Adam Matthews at the same stage and he has a lot of upside. He has great speed and athleticism to go along with a decent arm. His baseball instincts need some work but a year as a redshirt and some time on the field will be good for his future development.
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- LHP Cole McMillan: Mid-80s lefty with a decent breaking ball. McMillan will definitely redshirt and has some progressing to do as a player. He didn’t miss a lot of bats his senior year at Lexington High School and finished as probably the fourth-best pitcher on the team.
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- OF Jae Roberts: Hitter is probably the most accurate position description for Roberts, who is likely to redshirt his first season on campus. He has performed well on big stages both on the summer travel circuit and the high school state championship game his senior year. He has great accolades as a hitter but I’m not sure he’s going to be good enough defensively to play in the outfield. He may be able to play first base but could find himself exclusively as a designated hitter at the college level. When he’s healthy and seeing it, he can really hit.
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- INF Matt Williams: The fact that he can play almost anywhere on the field is Williams’ best attribute. A high school shortstop and right-handed pitcher, Williams will probably fit at third base at the college level. He’s a left-handed hitter that primarily uses the opposite field at this stage of his career. He’s a guy who should redshirt but he also has a chance to be a very good player after a couple of years in the program.
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Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:10 pm to CayceCock13
Baseball America Article on the PG National Showcase:
Baseball America Article
Baseball America Article
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Brandon Murray started the game for Navy. His first pitch registered 95 mph on most guns, although the stadium gun said 98. Murray, who attends Hobart (Ind.) High, sustained 92-94 mph through his two innings.
Although more than 300 players were in attendance, Murray, a South Carolina commit, was the only player from the Hoosier State, which has sent Indiana to the College World Series for the first time.
“As a Northern guy, it is a different preparation from guys on the West Coast or down South,” Murray said. “But it felt great to compete against the top talent across the country.”
Murray, a former three-sport athlete who decided to focus on baseball, has an athletic 6-foot-4, 200-pound build. With sloped shoulders, a tapered waist and strong legs, Murray has a prototypical pitcher’s frame. He throws from a three-quarter slot and has a quick arm. His fastball has good armside run, but there is some effort in his delivery.
Attending his first showcase, Murray struggled with his control at times, leaving his pitches up.
“Usually my go-to pitch is my slider, but something mechanical was off with my slider today,” Murray said. “My slider is usually my out pitch but I had better control of my changeup, so I went with it a little more than I usually go with it.”
On Thursday, Murray’s slider sat in the upper-70s and his changeup was 81-83 mph, showing some deception.
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• In his first inning, righthander Cameron Varga of Cincinnatti Hills Christian Academy, Loveland, Ohio (formerly of IMG Academy), sat 93-95 mph with his fastball. He settled into 90-92 in his second inning with a 78-83 spike curveball with good depth and a high-70s changeup. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound North Carolina commit throws from a three-quarter slot and gets good extension on his fastball.
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